"First Princeton paperback printing, with a new afterword, 1994."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Introduction -- 2. How to study urban political power -- 3. The postindustrial transformation of New York City -- 4. The rules of the game in New York City politics -- 5. Forging the Koch coalition -- 6. The exercise of power : who got what and why -- 7. The fall of the Koch coalition -- 8. The Koch era in perspective